Eric Chen, previously President of Airbus Commercial Aircraft China, succeeds Laurence Barron as Chairman of Airbus China. Simultaneously, George Xu has been appointed CEO of Airbus China. In his role as country head of Airbus China, Xu is responsible for all Airbus commercial aircraft activities and for leading the company’s helicopter, defense and space businesses […]
Norwegian, the third biggest low-cost carrier in Europe, is preparing for major expansion in 2018. The airline plans to take “to new heights” by launching new long-haul routes, as well as increasing frequency of current flights to the United States. “This year will see us fly to new heights as the UK will continue to be […]
Bird strikes have become a major threat to airline safety over the last decade, but as awareness grows, new solutions are being implemented. Stronger radars, habitat management and… black plastic balls. Is this enough to prevent tragedies in the future? Sully, starring Tom Hanks, not only put the spotlight on the heroism of captain Chesley […]
IAG intends to purchase the Austrian airline Niki for €20 million ($24 million) as well as provide up to €16.5 million to provide liquidity, Reuters reported on December 29, 2017. Earlier in December 2017, Niki ceased its operations after German carrier Lufthansa scrapped the plans to buy it. The assets of the Austria-based leisure airline […]
On December 15, Airbus announced that its CEO Tom Enders will be leaving the company in April 2019. Enders has been an inseparable part of the company for the last 14 years. Enders has been quoted of saying that Airbus needs more “fresh minds for the 2020s”. The CEO is leaving, as corruption investigations in […]
Lufthansa announced quitting the pursue of Niki as part of the latest concessions made on December 13, 2017 in the course of the intended acquisition of parts of the Air Berlin Group. Consequently, Niki ceased operations. In the so-called Phase One assessment, Lufthansa had already offered commitments such as giving up slots. However, the Commission […]
The Bulgarian Aircraft Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) is investigating an incident involving Air Serbia passenger aircraft, which allegedly lost several structural parts mid-flight. The incident in question occurred on November 26, 2017, when Air Serbia ATR 72-200 lost “several elements of the structure during its 20 minute flight prior being returned to the take-off airport.” […]
Air New Zealand had to cancel flights and make scheduling changes because of the maintenance issues with the Rolls-Royce engines on its Boeing 787-9 aircraft, the airline announced on December 7, 2017. The airline admitted the action is being taken following two recent incidents involving the Trent 1000 engines. Two recent incidents involving Air […]
Malaysia Airlines Berhad has taken delivery of its first A350-900, leased from Air Lease Corporation (ALC). With this delivery ALC receives its first A350-900 out of an order for 29 A350 Family aircraft. Eventually Malaysia Airlines will operate six A350-900s, all leased from ALC. Malaysia Airlines will initially deploy the aircraft on flights within Asia. […]
On November 27, 2018, British low-cost airline EasyJet presented its report on gender pay gap, which shows that men at the company earn on average 51.7 % more than women. In total, the carrier has 1,407 male pilots and only 86 female pilots. The situation is different for EasyJet’s cabin crew, where women account for […]
